"Mud" is a song recorded by Canadian country rock band The Road Hammers featuring American country music artist Jeffrey Steele. The band's frontman Jason McCoy wrote the song with Steele and Scott Baggett. It was the second single from The Road Hammers' third studio album Wheels.
Background "Mud" is sung from the perspective of a man who recounts how mud has impacted his life. It begins with him playing with a Tonka truck in the mud as a child, before progressing to him buying his first truck as a teenager and going off-roading in the mud.
Commercial performance "Mud" reached a peak of number 16 on the Billboard Canada Country chart during the week of July 19, 2014. One week later, "Mud" reached a peak of number 68 on the all-genre Canadian Hot 100, marking The Road Hammers' highest charting single there. The song was certified Gold by Music Canada in 2014, and later achieved Platinum status in 2020.
Music video The official music video for "Mud" premiered on February 17, 2014. The video was filmed at the Central Alberta Race Track in Rimbey, Alberta. The video was directed by Margaret Malandruccolo, and required the use of 40 trucks to create enough mud after a rainfall.
Credits and personnel Credits adapted from Apple Music.
Scott Baggett — keyboards, guitar, harmonica, tambourine, production Clayton Bellamy — background vocals Pat Buchanan — guitar Chris Byrne — background vocals, bass guitar Chad Cromwell — drums Mike Johnson — banjo Jason McCoy — vocals, production Jeffrey Steele — featured vocals
Charts + Chart performance for "Mud" Chart (2014) Peak position Canada (Canadian Hot 100) 68 Canada Country (Billboard) 16
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